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Sigmund FreudUnexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in uglier ways.

—  Sigmund Freud, 1856-1939, Austrian psychologist, founder of psychoanalysis

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Benjamin DisraeliNever apologize for showing feeling, my friend. Remember that when you do so, you apologize for truth.

—  Benjamin Disraeli, 1804-1881, British Prime Minister

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H. Jackson Brown, Jr.Remember that everyone you meet is afraid of something, loves something and has lost something.

—  H. Jackson Brown, Jr., 1940-2021, American self-help writer

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Friedrich NietzscheThoughts are the shadows of our feelings — always darker, emptier, simpler.

—  Friedrich Nietzsche, 1844-1900, German philosopher

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Mark TwainAny emotion, if it is sincere, is involuntary.

—  Mark Twain, 1835-1910, American writer

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Oscar WildeA gentleman is one who never hurts anyone’s feelings unintentionally.

—  Oscar Wilde, 1854-1900, Irish writer

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Paul ValeryOur most important thoughts are those that contradict our emotions.

—  Paul Valery, 1871-1945, French poet

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Margaret ThatcherDo you know that one of the great problems of our age is that we are governed by people who care more about feelings than they do about thoughts and ideas.

—  Margaret Thatcher, 1925-2013, British Prime Minister

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Fernando PessoaArt consists in making others feel what we feel.

—  Fernando Pessoa, 1888-1935, Portuguese poet & writer

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Albert CamusI know that man is capable of great deeds. But if he isn't capable of great emotion, well, he leaves me cold.

—  Albert Camus, 1913-1960, French writer, Nobel 1957

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W.H. AudenPoetry might be defined as the clear expression of mixed feelings.

—  W.H. Auden, 1907-1973, British poet

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José SaramagoIn matters of feeling and of the heart, too much is always better than too little.

—  José Saramago, 1922-2010, Portuguese writer [Nobel 1998]

     (The Cave, 2000)

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John WoodenConsider the rights of others before your own feelings, and the feelings of others before your own rights.

—  John Wooden, 1910-2010, American basketball coach

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Vincent Van GoghI want to touch people with my art. I want them to say, “he feels deeply, he feels tenderly.”

—  Vincent Van Gogh, 1853-1890, Dutch painter

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Ayn RandI've always thought that a feeling which changes never existed in the first place.

—  Ayn Rand, 1905-1982, American writer & philosopher

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Anton ChekhovThe person who wants nothing, hopes for nothing, and fears nothing can never be an artist.

—  Anton Chekhov, 1860-1904, Russian writer

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Francis Scott FitzgeraldLife is a comedy for those who think and a tragedy for those who feel.

—  Francis Scott Fitzgerald, 1896-1940, American writer

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Vincent Van GoghLet’s not forget that the little emotions are the great captains of our lives and that to those we obey without knowing it.

—  Vincent Van Gogh, 1853-1890, Dutch painter

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Margaret AtwoodYou can’t help what you feel, but you can help how you behave.

—  Margaret Atwood, 1939 -, Canadian writer

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R. D. BlackmoreBecause I rant not, neither rave of what I feel, can you be so shallow as to dream that I feel nothing?

—  R. D. Blackmore, 1825-1900, English novelist

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La RochefoucauldIt is harder to hide the feelings we have than to feign the ones we do not have.

—  La Rochefoucauld, 1613-1680, French writer

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RumiGod turns you from one feeling to another and teaches by means of opposites so that you will have two wings to fly, not one.

—  Rumi, 1207-1273, Persian mystic & poet

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Nicolas ChamfortWhen it comes to feelings, anything that can be measured has absolutely no value.

—  Nicolas Chamfort, 1740-1794, French writer

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Gertrude SteinIn the morning there is meaning, in the evening there is feeling.

—  Gertrude Stein, 1874-1946, American writer

Bill VaughanOne of the quickest ways to become exhausted is by suppressing your feelings.

—  Bill Vaughan, 1915-1977, American journalist

Gustave FlaubertThe deepest way to feel something is to suffer from it.

—  Gustave Flaubert, 1821-1880, French writer

Honoré de BalzacLife is simply what out feelings do to us.

—  Honoré de Balzac, 1799-1850, French writer

Marcel AchardI speak to the heart more than to the ear. This is what explains my success. Because everyone has a heart, and not everyone has an ear.

—  Marcel Achard, 1899-1974, French playwright

Henry de MontherlantOur emotions are in our words like stuffed birds.

—  Henry de Montherlant, 1895-1972, French writer

Henry de MontherlantThe real strength of style is in the feeling.

—  Henry de Montherlant, 1895-1972, French writer

Jules VerneI am very bad at expressing tender sentiments. The very word “love” frightens me.

—  Jules Verne, 1826-1905, French writer

Edgar Allan PoeI was never really insane except upon occasions when my heart was touched.

—  Edgar Allan Poe, 1809-1849, American writer

Sylvia PlathI don’t know what it is like to not have deep emotions. Even when I feel nothing, I feel it completely.

—  Sylvia Plath, 1932-1963, American poet & writer

StendhalWomen prefer feelings over logic.

—  Stendhal, 1783-1842, French writer

Leonardo da VinciThe deeper the feeling, the greater the pain.

—  Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, Italian polymath & painter

Lou Andreas-SaloméWhat does not engage our feelings does not long engage our thoughts either.

—  Lou Andreas-Salomé, 1861-1937, Russian-German writer & psychoanalyst

Lou Andreas-SaloméWe can actually say nothing else about our emotions than: in the beginning there was ambivalence.

—  Lou Andreas-Salomé, 1861-1937, Russian-German writer & psychoanalyst

Helen KellerThe best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.

—  Helen Keller, 1880-1968, American writer

Quotes in Verse

Odysseas ElytisI have something transparent and inexplicable to say
Like a bird song in time of war.

—  Odysseas Elytis, 1911-1996, Greek poet, Nobel 1979

Rainer Maria RilkeLet everything happen to you
Beauty and terror
Just keep going
No feeling is final.

—  Rainer Maria Rilke, 1875-1926, Czech-German poet

Movie Quotes

Pierrot le Fou (1965)I can never have a real conversation with you. You never have ideas, only feelings. That's not true. There are ideas in feelings.

—  from the film Pierrot le Fou (1965)

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